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Experts say federal funding cuts represent threat to families
The Alamanac: "We know policy can make a difference," says Stanford researcher.
April 15, 2025
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Sensitive Periods: A Flux Society Podcast | Strength-based approaches in developmental cognitive neuroscience
Postdoctoral scholar Meriah DeJoseph was a guest on Sensitive Periods: A Flux Society Podcast, where she spoke about the importance of strength-based approaches.
March 28, 2025
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When a hurricane washes away a region’s child care system
Hechinger Report: "...61 percent of parents and 57 percent of caregivers of children under the age of 6 said they had experienced at least one extreme weather event since 2022."
March 25, 2025
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Who's Watching the Kids?
"Nearly 45 percent of childcare providers said the quality of the care they offer has been affected by pandemic-related stressors," according to the RAPID Survey Project.
December 03, 2024
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Parents are stressed and overwhelmed. They need help
San Francisco Chronicle: "Nearly half of California’s parents with children younger than 6 are experiencing material hardship, according to the RAPID Survey Project..."
November 18, 2024
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How a caring teacher can make or break school for young students
“I’m not sure there is anything as important for young children than feeling comfortable with the teacher,” said Deborah Stipek, an expert in early childhood education at Stanford
November 04, 2024
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How Research Can Help Us Better Understand and Support Early Childhood Educators
Black Press USA: The study by the Stanford Center on Early Childhood will seek to understand the ways CDA has impacted the early childhood workforce.
October 30, 2024
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Resource scarcities: Parents of young kids struggle with basic needs
LAist: "More than 70% of parents in L.A. County with children under 6 are struggling to meet a basic need like food, housing, utilities, or childcare..."
October 22, 2024
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Seeing Families Beyond the Numbers
Cristi Carman, director of the RAPID Survey Project, and SCEC director Philip Fisher talk about how to turn data into stories on the latest Reach Out and Read podcast.
October 15, 2024
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School Suspension and Expulsion: Policy Statement
SCEC and School of Medicine faculty member Dr. Ryan Padrez is a senior author on a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
October 02, 2024
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SCEC Senior Advisor Moderates Early Years Investment Panel
Joan Lombardi, PhD, moderated a panel on Sept. 25 at the Act for Early Years symposium in New York City. The topic: Catalyzing early years investment.
September 29, 2024
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Child Care Funding Cliff at One Year: Rising Prices, Shrinking Options, and Families Squeezed
"According to a survey by RAPID, in the five states we studied, 15 percent of providers had to close or cancel at least once in the past two weeks due to staffing shortages."
September 24, 2024
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Four years of RAPID Survey Project Highlights Young Families’ Biggest Stressors: Child Care, Housing, Health Care
"Last month, Stanford Center on Early Childhood released its four-year anniversary report on findings of its RAPID Survey Project."
June 24, 2024
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What Parents and Child Care Providers Want Their Elected Leaders to Know
EdSurge does a deep dive into the RAPID four year anniversary report.
June 18, 2024
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Four years after pandemic, we check in with child care providers on the journey to rebuild
“Three years later, with a new report from the RAPID Survey Project at Stanford Center on Early Childhood,” Sarah Carr checks in with caregivers she interviewed in 2021.
June 12, 2024
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Child care staff report rising levels of anxiety and depression
K12 Dive: The Rapid Survey Project says material hardship among child care professionals is contributing to worsening mental health.
June 05, 2024
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Child care providers report high levels of work anxiety and depression, survey shows
The latest RAPID Survey Project release "found that about half of providers experienced moderate to high levels of anxiety symptoms, such as nervousness."
May 29, 2024
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More companies offer on-site child care. Parents love the convenience, but is it a long-term fix?
AP: Experts caution against an overreliance on businesses filling the [childcare] void... "Doing so could undercut efforts to recognize child care as a public good."
May 20, 2024
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Preschool? Transitional kindergarten? Is there a difference? Parents are stressing out
LA Times: "A recent Stanford University RAPID survey found that 83% of parents with children ages 5 and under in California say they are aware of the TK program."
April 18, 2024
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‘What American Families Experienced Is Not Something That You Get Over’
New York Times: "Philip Fisher, director of the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, told me that emotionally, parents haven’t returned to their prepandemic levels of well-being."
March 13, 2024